Chinese More information to leave (it), shoulder pole with its load ... to leave (it) shoulder pole with its load simp. and trad.(撂挑子) 撂 挑子 Close Pronunciation Mandarin (Pinyin): liàotiāozi (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄠˋ ㄊㄧㄠ ˙ㄗ Mandarin (Standard Chinese)+ Hanyu Pinyin: liàotiāozi Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄠˋ ㄊㄧㄠ ˙ㄗ Tongyong Pinyin: liàotiaozi̊h Wade–Giles: liao4-tʻiao1-tzŭ5 Yale: lyàu-tyāu-dz Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liawtiau.tzy Palladius: ляотяоцзы (ljaotjaoczy) Sinological IPA (key): /li̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ d͡z̥z̩²/ Verb 撂挑子 (literally, originally Beijing and Tianjin Mandarin dialects) to put one's shoulder pole down (figurative) to throw up one's jobWikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.